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Author Fitt, Brian.

Title Lighting technology : a guide for the entertainment industry / Brian Fitt and Joe Thornley
Published Oxford [England] ; Boston : Focal Press, 1997

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 MELB  778.5343 Fit/Lta  AVAILABLE
Description viii, 420 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. Lighting the subject -- 3. Theory of light -- 4. Light measurements -- 5. Light sources -- 6. Luminaires -- 7. Lighting suspension systems -- 8. Dimming and control -- 9. Stage and studio technical design -- 10. Lighting for sports, special events and locations -- 11. Automated lighting systems -- 12. Electrical distribution -- 13. Working lights and emergency systems -- 14. Safety -- 15. Maintaining and hiring lighting equipment -- App. I. Glossary of terms -- App. II. World mains voltages -- App. III. Lamp tables -- App. IV. Luminaire performances -- App. V. Formulae and conversion tables -- App. VI. CIE luminaire symbols
Summary Lighting Technology is a comprehensive guide to the basic theory and practice of lighting. It collects together in one volume a wealth of technical detail and reference data for the lighting industry. If you are a lighting practitioner involved with the stage, film, television or still photography you will find this book a handy reference source unrivalled in its scope of information
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 409) and index
Subject Cinematography -- Lighting.
Stage lighting.
Television -- Lighting.
Author Thornley, Joe.
LC no. 97129833
ISBN 0240514491